The Author Suggests That Instead of Subsidizing Professional Sport Team

question 28

Multiple Choice

The author suggests that instead of subsidizing professional sport team owners,local and state governments could use the same money to

• A)pay professional athletes salaries based on players' entertainment value.
• B)build multiple local recreational facilities that could be used by local residents.
• C)subsidize developers who want to build large projects.
• D)organize fans into spectator unions that could bargain with team owners.

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Definitions:

Redox Reaction

A chemical reaction where the oxidation states of atoms are changed through the transfer of electrons.

Oxidation State

The measure of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a substance, indicating the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom.

Reaction

A chemical process in which substances interact to form new products typically characterized by a change in properties.

Oxidation State

A numerical value that signifies the total electrons an atom gains or sheds to establish a chemical bond with a different atom.